Authorities say an 18-year-old convicted car burglar was allegedly at it again early Wednesday morning, pulling vehicle door handles in a Metairie neighborhood. Taylor McIntyre, 18, of 4421 Page Drive, Metairie, was booked with possession of stolen property and six counts of attempted vehicle burglary, according to a Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office arrest report said.

Taylor McIntyre, 18, was booked with six counts of attempted simple burglary and possession of stolen property.JPSO

Sheriff's Office officials have for years warned residents to lock their car doors to protect against theft. Several car owners must have followed that advice because a witness who happened to be awake around 2:15 a.m. Wednesday called 911 to report seeing a suspicious-looking man pulling door handles in the 4600 block of Conlin Street, the report said.

The witness didn't see the man get inside of any of the cars. But authorities say he must have had success elsewhere. When a nearby officer with the East Jefferson Levee District Police spotted the suspect described by the witness at Belle and Lake Vista drives, he saw the suspect throw down several items, the arrest report said.

The detained suspect was eventually identified as McIntyre. Sheriff's Office deputies arrived and determined that the items thrown on the ground had been stolen from a vehicle in the 5100 block of Belle Drive, the report said. Investigators found the owner, who told them the car had been parked in his garage, but he accidentally left the door open overnight.

McIntyre pleaded guilty in May to auto theft and six counts of simple burglary involving vehicles, according to records from the 24th Judicial District Court. Details of the auto theft charge include a high-speed chase in stolen car in August of 2011. Judge Ross LaDart gave McIntyre a two-year suspended sentence and two years of probation.

He was still being held Friday at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna. Bond was set at $30,500. But McIntyre is being held without bond for probation violation.